Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 19, “Gluons, Guacamole, and the Color Purple” gives us a clear reminder of how smart Sheldon really is.
While we know from The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon starts college at age 11, in this episode, 9-year-old Sheldon gets his first look at a college physics course.“Gluons, Guacamole, and the Color Purple” – Pictured: Sheldon (Iain Armitage).
The episode opens with a very bored Sheldon daydreaming in math class. He dreams of rescuing a crashing satellite and outsmarting all the adults. As everyone else enthusiastically celebrates, Sheldon just has an adorable little smile on his face.
He’s confident his plan is going to work. Sheldon has complete trust in math and science. He isn’t worried if the satellite could crash because he knows it won’t.
It is obvious Sheldon is way beyond high school, and so he scores himself an invitation to attend a college physics class. He may be confident that he is smart enough to be there, but he is still a little boy who needs his Meemaw to walk him into class.
